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Uber, Lyft, Via Agree To Pay City $10.4 Million For Failing To Properly Vet Drivers

The Daily Line: Uber will pay $6.4 million, while Lyft will pay approximately $4 million, the mayor’s office announced.

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‘Unprecedented’ Amount Of Data On City Workers, Budget And Police To Go Public With New Online Portal

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Gold Coast Robbers Beat Man, Take Gold Chain And Cash, Police Say

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Streeterville Parking Garage Shooting Wounds Man, 20

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Man Shot In Stomach At State And Wacker On Friday

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Your Chicago Weekend: Little Italy Festa, Pilsen Fest And More

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Cops Accused Of Domestic Violence Get 50 Percent More Excessive Force Complaints, Are Rarely Punished: Invisible Institute Data

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Clear The Shelters 2018: Here Are The Chicago Shelters Where You Can Adopt A New Pet This Weekend

Here's everything you need to know to adopt a dog or cat during Clear the Shelters 2018.

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Gwendolyn Brooks Wrote A Picasso Sculpture Poem And Later Explained It

It's the Picasso statue's 51st birthday.

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Stop ‘Victim Blaming,’ Start Investing In Our Communities, Youth Activists Tell CPD, Mayor

After a tense Bud Billiken Parade experience, Good Kids Mad City will hold a news conference at CPD headquarters Wednesday morning.

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Slaughterhouse, Chicago’s Longest-Running Scooter Rally, Returns Labor Day Weekend

The rally’s name is a nod to Chicago’s history as the "hog butcher to the world.”

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Rosé Paletas? River North Taco Spot Brings Refreshing Treat To Brunch

The Frosé Rosé is only available during brunch, though.

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Incumbent Aldermen Haul In Big Bucks As Opponents Gear Up To Challenge Them

Candidates in contested aldermanic races have roughly $5.2 million to spend on upcoming races.

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What’s The City Of Chicago Doing About Its Problem With Duplicate Sticker Tickets?

Seven weeks after the city pledged to address the issue, drivers are still on the hook — and now Chicago’s ticketing practices are becoming an issue in the mayor’s race.

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Aloha Poke Protesters Take Boycott To The Loop This Week

More than 162,000 people have signed an online petition against the Chicago-based Aloha Poke Co.

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Your Curated Chicago Weekend: 8/10 – 8/12

No weekend plans? Third Coast Review has you covered: music in the park, a beer circus, Hot Dog Fest and more!